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PBS

Black History Month | All About the Holidays

For Students K - 5th
Kick off a celebration of Black History Month with a quick video. The narrator shares the history of the holiday and sheds light on famous African Americans such as Frederick Douglas, Harriet Tubman, George Washington Carver, and...
Instructional Video4:04
Biography

Marcus Garvey- Mini Biography

For Teachers 7th - 12th
An overview Marcus Garvey's life and his Pan-African philosophy are introduced in this short mini-biography of this controversial figure.
Instructional Video3:30
Biography

Booker Washington- Mini Biography

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Slave, educator, orator, philosopher. Booker T. Washington is the subject of a mini-biography that provides an overview of the life and achievements of this remarkable man.
Instructional Video
Lumen Learning

Lumen: American Literature: Video: Frederick Douglass

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a video lecture on Frederick Douglass and his biography, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass. It features discussions of Frederick Douglass's 1845 Narrative as well as John Locke's Second Treatises of Government (1690);...
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Attack at Harper's Ferry: The Abolitionists

For Students 9th - 10th
In 1859, John Brown seized a federal armory at Harper's Ferry, Virginia, taking several hostages but failed to incite a revolution. Authorities found a link between Brown and Frederick Douglass. [1:41]
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Teaching and Learning About Abolitionists

For Teachers 9th - 10th
After viewing video excerpts from American Experience: The Abolitionist, students will complete a lesson on abolitionism and reflect on the meaning of patriotism and civil rights. [6:55]
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Garrison Closes the Liberator: The Abolitionists

For Students 9th - 10th
The Liberator, the voice of abolition, closes after four decades and 1,803 issues. [1:16]

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